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It was 41 years ago today (September 19th, 1981) that Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel reunited in front of a reported 500,000 fans for a free concert in New York's Central Park. Although the duo had performed together several times after their 1970 break up most notably at a fundraiser in 1972 for Democratic Presidential nominee George McGovern, a handful of times in 1973 during Simon's first solo tour, and on Saturday Night Live The Concert In Central Park was Simon & Garfunkel's first full-blown reunion show. Back in 1975, Simon & Garfunkel scored a Top 10 duet with "My Little Town" in 1975, with the song appearing on both Simon's album, Still Crazy After All These Years and Garfunkel's Breakaway. Prior to the Central Park show, Simon & Garfunkel butted heads about how the concert should be performed. Garfunkel preferred just the duo as they did in the '60s; two voices along with Simon's guitar. Simon insisted on a

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